Aug 27 (IPS) – Manual scavenging is a caste-based profession that leads to discrimination and atrocities against those engaged in it. Generations of families from marginalised communities in India have been forced to continue in this profession because of social ostracism and a lack of alternatives.
Read the full story, “Advancing the Rights of Women Manual Scavengers in India”, on globalissues.org →
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